Massive irrigation in western Kansas is depleting the Ogallala ... of the aquifer’s water in western Kansas — were responding to the problem. “We have known there was depletion, and we ...

Tractors pack down a giant mound of corn at a feedlot near Imperial, Nebraska, before ... the Ogallala could endure for a century or more. But the aquifer’s heart is at greatest risk of depletion.

That is the Ogallala Aquifer. The subsurface reservoirs trapped between fractured layers of rock and soil saved this region after the infamous ... effects of the depletion of the water and we ...

Western Kansas’ management area saw a half-foot decline, on par with the year before ... The Ogallala Aquifer has been in decline since the mid-20th Century. After World War II, a boom in ...

Seeking collaboration on solutions to conserve and extend the lifespan of vital water resources in the High Plains, the third Ogallala Aquifer Summit brought politicians and stakeholders from ...

Representatives and supporters of the bill cited the depletion of the Ogallala Aquifer in Kansas ... Iowa to get (like Kansas), I’d like us to have a process in place before we get there.” House File ...

Decades of irrigation has slowly drained the Ogallala ... aquifer levels in the groundwater management area covering southwest Kansas fell by 1.52 feet between January 2024 and this month, a larger ...